Points to remember: - nothing between B and C- nothing between E and F- # (sharp) = 1 half-step higher in pitch (the equivalent of one fret higher on a fretted instrument)- b (flat) = 1 half-step lower in pitch (the equivalent of one fret lower on a fretted instrument)

Summary of Feb. 1, 2017 teaching segment:The name for the 12 note scales in the preceding teaching segment is 'the chromatic scale'.The Major Scale is a subset of the Chromatic Scale, and consists of 7 notes.The easiest way to remember which notes of the Chromatic Scale make up the Major Scale is by using the C Major Scale as the point of reference relative to the Chromatic Scale, since the C Major Scale is the only Major Scale that contains no sharps or flats:

In each Major Scale, the notes are to be named in a way that uses all 7 letters of the musical alphabet only once. This determines whether the note between G and A, the note between A and B, the note between C and D, the note between D and E, and the note between F and G are called by their sharp names or by their flat names in the context of a particular Major Scale.